Vision Statement
As a community of life-long learners we respect diversity and encourage individuals to assume responsibility for their education and development in a caring environment.
Belief Statements
We Believe That:
- Students will develop and accept responsibility for their behaviour and learning.
- Everyone has the right to feel safe and secure in school.
- Students will be guided towards a sense of social responsibility to all people in our society.
- Students will respect the rights and property of others..
- Students will foster a desire for learning and the importance of pride by "doing their best".
- We will meet the individual needs of all our students through developmentally appropriate programs that allow for student success.
- All children are special, talented and important and will be challenged to achieve their maximum potential.
- Learning requires the active involvement of the learner in a supportive environment.
Three Pillars - Guiding Principles
The three pillars that frame Colonel Irvine School are:
Respect for Self, Respect for Others and Respect for the Environment.
Respect of Self
- Each student will strive for academic excellence.
- Students and parents recognize that diligence, effort and scholastic achievement generate self esteem.
- Students understand that they are to abide by a code of conduct and that they are a main contributor to the school climate and culture.
Respect for Others
This comprises respect for human and property rights of others, home, community and country and respect for the contributions of those more or less capable than others in given areas.
- Students will contribute to an orderly, disciplined and secure school environment based on clear ethical principles. The ability for each student to exercise their right to an education in optimal conditions is paramount and the school will strive to uphold this right.
Respect for the Environment
Students are expected to care and nurture the school environment and the resources made available to them. Colonel Irvine celebrates virtues to focus on citizenship and character.
Demographics
Students come from many different areas of the City. Visit our School Profile to see our program and demographics information. Our students in this program come from all communities of Calgary. In addition, the school has a Bridges Program class. Its purpose is to assist students in the class to achieve academic success, self-regulation skills, and personalized lifelong health and wellness skills and strategies through flexible programming. Students in all programs are part of the school community and participate in school events.
Our School's Name
Our school's name is in honour of Colonel Irvine. He was an Assistant Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police who was posted in western Canada. In 1876 he visited Colonel MacLeod at the new settlement located where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet.
Colonel Irvine was very supportive of Colonel MacLeod's suggestion to name the site "Calgary" which means "clear running water." It is largely due to a letter written by Colonel Irvine on February 29, 1876 that our city is named Calgary.
The construction of our school was initiated in 1956 and officially opened on Oct. 23, 1957. The school is situated on 2.75 acres.
